The occasion which officially launched by Director of Vision 2030 Mugo Kabati who lauded the innovation and added that it was only through such ideas that RFID CARDwould achieve its objectives as outlined in the vision.
The country’s organization Chief Executive Officer Dr Yakub Kalebi noted that the innovation had the capability for seamless Electronic Medical Records (EMR) integration, which cuts waste and ensures patients’ records can be retrieved at will through the Path Portal and Mobile rfid inlaysystems.
"The Care combo cards benefits chronic disease and non-communicable illness patients who require regular frequent testing and follow-up of their results regardless of which doctor they visit. It also boosts the integration to healthcare micro-financing," said Kalebi.
The innovation by Lancet, in the electronic Laboratory Information Systems (LIS) ensure permanent record of test results as well as promptness in report delivery therefore cutting wastes in terms of re-ordering of tests when paper reports can't be traced or get misplaced, tracking and monitoring of changes in test results and elimination of frustrations experienced by medical personnel and patients.

“We are targeting the 47 counting in the country to ensure that NFC CARD can be accessed by just the click of a button. The innovation is world class and it’s a unique way of doing business,” said Mbogo.
He explained that the organization was concentrating on the brand awareness and had a well-established distribution channel for the service through Lancet’s 16 branches across the country.
The Ministry of Health through the Division of Health Information Systems (DHIS) has recognized the need to improve the use of ICT in health. Lancet will be launching the combo cards today (Thursday).
Under Strategic Objective Five of the HIS Strategic Plan 2009-2014, DHIS aims to strengthen the use and application of information and contactless cards, in data management across the health sector.
The Ministry of Health has issued a Policy that EMR systems that have been developed and implemented for varying objectives and functionality, should have the ability to share patient information with other systems, programs, and the Government.
The mandate of the Ministries of Health is the provision of quality health services, promotion of equity in access, financial risk protection and overall governance and stewardship of the health sector.
Lancet has taken the lead in the development and implementation of multiple systems that are capable of interfacing with other platforms including through the internet and mobile phones.
It is such innovative solutions that have propelled the integration of Lancet Kenya as a referral laboratory serving hospitals, clinics and other laboratories across the country and across a wide spectrum from public to private sector in different socioeconomic levels.